Aurora Public Schools is dedicated to meeting the needs of every student by offering standards-based educational opportunities.  Accordingly, Aurora Public Schools is committed to providing for the unique needs of high potential and gifted learner.  These children and youth exist within all ethinic, geographic, and socio-economic groups.  Providing an array of service options that recognize individual strengths, interests, and challenges will best maximize student potential.  Through the implementation of VISTA 2010, such services are a part of the overall educational models which support growth and excellence for every student.

For additional information about Aurora's Gifted and Talented Education, please visit Aurora's website at http://apscms.net/departments/agate

Additional websites about Gifted and Talented Education

The Association for the Gifted (TAG) http://www.cectag.org/
Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented (CAGT) http://coloradogifted.org/
The Jacob Javits Gifted Education Program http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
Colorado Department of Education http://www.cde.state.co.us/gt/
National Association for Gifted Children http://www.nagc.org/
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt.html
International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) http://www.ibo.org/#
Hoagies Gifted Education http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted http://www.sengifted.org/
Aurora Quest K-8 http://quest.aurorak12.org/

 Where can I find more information about gifted learners?  Check out these books.

Some of My Best Friends Are Books, by Judith Wynn Halsted
Parenting and Teaching the Gifted, by Rosemary Callard-Szulgit
Special Populations in Gifted Education: Working With Diverse Learners, by Jamie Castellano
Young Gifted, and Black: Promoting High Achievement Among African-American Students, by Theresa Perry
Reaching New Horrizons; Gifted and Talented Education for Culturally Diverse Students, J.A. Castellano & Eva I. Diaz
Growing Up Gifted, by Barbara Clark
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids, by Sally Yahnke Walker & Caryn Perry
Smart Girls, by Barbara A. Kerr, Ph. D.
Smart Boys, by Barbara A. Kerr & Sanford J. Cohn